"The day was cloudy, the weather called for hands in pockets and turned-up collars on topcoats" but more than 47,000 turned out at Jamaica Racetrack where Alamond won the featured race, the Experimental. The attendance was about 8,800 less than on the opening day the week before but $3,731,323 was pumped into the parimutuel machines . The city's take was $186,556.15. Alamond's owners were pondering whether to enter him in the Kentucky Derby. He did run, finishing sixth at Churchill Downs.
The Sunday Times also covered the results at other tracks and the racing cards for that day.